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Los Alamos Hilltopper Girls Face Tough Test Friday In First Round Of State Tournament

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Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

The sixth-seeded Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team will take on a stout contender in the opening round of the Class 4A state tournament Friday.

Los Alamos will square off against 11th-seeded Valley at 6 p.m. Friday. Los Alamos will host Friday’s game at Griffith Gymnasium by virtue of being the higher seed.

Friday’s game will be broadcast on the Los Alamos Daily Post’s YouTube channel.

Valley’s Vikings, who come out of District 6, finished as the runner-up in that district during the regular season but were Read More

LAHS Teachers Lori Thompson & Ellen McBee Introduce Students To Exciting World Of Literature And Sports

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Los Alamos High School Teacher Lori Thompson visited the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday afternoon to present the news team with flowers and a large thank you card signed by all of her students expressing appreciation for the support the Post has given them this school year. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

In the first year of the Literature and Composition in Sports (Sports Lit) program at Los Alamos High School, English teachers Lori Thompson and Ellen McBee have been introducing their students to an exciting new world. Read More

LAHS Basketball Hosts 1st Round State Tournament Friday

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LAHS News:

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Varsity Girls Basketball team will host the Valley High School Vikings this Friday in Griffith Gymnasium in the first round of the state tournament. 

The game starts at 6 p.m. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

There will be no cash sales and all sales are through GoFan. Passes will not be accepted. 

The link to purchase tickets for Friday’s game is: https://gofan.co/app/events/931383?schoolId=NMAA

Concessions will be available. Only cash is accepted for concession sales.

Come out and cheer for our players. Go Toppers! Read More

Experience Best In High Altitude Recreation & Entertainment At Spring Skiesta At Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill March 10-19

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Spring Skiesta runs March 10-19 with live music, refreshments, ski races and more at Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy/Pajarito

Visit Los Alamos News:

This spring break, Visit Los Alamos encourages vacationers to think outside the box and opt for a spring ski getaway to the annual Skiesta celebration at Pajarito Mountain.

Skiesta is the culmination of Spring Break at Pajarito Mountain, Los Alamos’ ski hill, just 15 minutes from downtown Los Alamos. Pajarito will be open daily March 10-19, with rentals and lessons available for Spring Break skiers.

Skiesta will take place Saturday, March 18, and Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 28, 2023

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The weather will soon be transitioning from winter to spring. We had some pretty cold weather in February, so most of the lakes that were already frozen remain locked up under a covering of ice. It is not unusual for some if not most of these lakes to still have some ice until the end of March.

With a good snowpack in the mountains of New Mexico and Southern Colorado, there should be one of the highest and longest spring runoff we’ve had in years. After having to deal with low streamflows the last few years, this  should be a banner year for river-rafting Read More

LA Youth Rugby Season Underway, Accepting New Players!

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U-15’s is contact, and is appropriate for middle-school kids. Courtesy Photo

Current Nukes practicing a scrum. Courtesy Photo

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos Youth Rugby season has started, and we are accepting new players. Practices are from 4-6 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Urban Park.

Those interested in joining should bring a mouthguard, cleats, and water to practice. No experience is necessary, only a desire to work as a team and practice hard.

Teams compete in Albuquerque on Saturdays. 

Touch Rugby will start March 13 and meet at the same place. 

The Nukes (U-19 Boys) Coach is Christopher: Read More

Topper Girls Basketball Wins 2023 District Championship!

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Topper Girls win district title by defeating the Moriarty Pintos in a game played Saturday night in Griffith Gymnasium. The Toppers struggled in the first half but pulled their game together the second half to win 56-52. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

GG Romero finds an opening in the strong Pinto defense to score. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

One Los Alamos basketball team will be headed to the 2022-23 postseason, but the other will be staying at home.

The Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team was awarded a No. 6 seed in the Class 4A Read More

Topper Boys Close Out Season With Loss To Taos Tigers

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Josiah Fresquez finds the going tough as he drives through the strong Tiger defense all night but managed to score 12 points for the game. The Toppers lost the contest 53-57. The game was played Friday night in the high school gymnaium in Taos and broadcast on the Daily Post YouTube channel. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ethan Mondragon brings the ball down court in the first quarter, he scored 3 points in the game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Niko Garcia finds a rare opening in the constant defense of the Tigers to get a shot off. He scored 13 points in the game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More